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Factbox: Women's Health - From Maternal Mortality To Child Marriage

Factbox: Women's Health - From Maternal Mortality To Child Marriage

by The Daily Eye Team May 18 2016, 2:53 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 24 secs

COPENHAGEN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Over 5,000 delegates from 150 countries arrive in Copenhagen this week for Women Deliver - a major global conference on the health, rights and wellbeing of women and girls which runs from May 16-19. Here are some facts:
Maternal mortality: Every two minutes a woman dies from pregnancy related complications - a leading cause of death for teenage girls in developing countries. Ninety nine percent of maternal deaths occur in developing countries.

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